Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschMarch 17, 2017

Next month marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the original Star Wars trans-generational blockbuster. While the setup for the George Lucas classic points to a time and place “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” present day Washington is ripe for comparisons. Democrats in the Florida Delegation have joined their colleagues from other states by […]

Peter SchorschMarch 17, 2017

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Jim Rosica and the Associated Press’ Mike Schneider. GOVERNOR REASSIGNS CASE AFTER PROSECUTOR REFUSES DEATH PENALTY The unusual and firm stance against capital punishment by State Attorney Aramis Ayala in Orlando surprised and angered many […]

Darryl PaulsonMarch 17, 2017

Universities are touted as bastions of diversity whose prime role is to encourage students to engage in critical thinking, ask tough questions and expose themselves to a diversity of ideas and opinions. If that is the mission of the university, they have dismally failed. Diversity is respected, up to a point, as long as it […]

Peter SchorschMarch 17, 2017

With the Legislative Session in its second week, drama in the City Council and the pension board, as well as a host of other items, there was an embarrassment of riches — a veritable bouillabaisse of news — in Northeast Florida politics. — Stand Your Ground fix clears Senate Sen. Rob Bradley of Fleming Island […]

Florence SnyderMarch 16, 2017

Jeff Klinkenberg is not the kind of guy who does “luncheons,” but there he was at the Governors Club Tuesday, entertaining Friends of the First Amendment — some real, some fake — at the First Amendment Foundation’s annual fundraiser. He looked a lot more comfortable later that day at Sally Bradshaw’s bookstore, telling true tales […]

Guest AuthorMarch 16, 2017

President Trump has endorsed a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. His plan, called the American Health Care Act, is described as the first of three immediate steps occurring to end this nightmare. Remember, Obamacare was implemented over several bills, with tons of executive overreach. Administrative corrections and legislation clearing the 60-vote Senate threshold must […]

Joe HendersonMarch 16, 2017

It is not unusual when a Major League Baseball team signs a Cuban defector. There is a lengthy list of players who fled that island nation so they could barter their skills for the considerable cash that comes with playing in the United States. Usually, those stories have been treated as valiant escapes from a […]

Guest AuthorMarch 16, 2017

Thanks to the efforts of Governor Rick Scott and the state’s committed business leaders, Florida has one of the strongest economies in the country. With our unemployment rate under 5 percent, Florida continues to exceed the nation’s annual job growth rate and tourism, one of the state’s economic drivers remains strong, with just under 113 […]

Peter SchorschMarch 16, 2017

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. EVERYTHING IS AWESOME! Everything’s fine, Senate President Joe Negron said Wednesday. Nothing to see here, folks. His signature tax cut this year, a reduction in the communications service tax to be paid for by removing […]

Peter SchorschMarch 15, 2017

In what can be described as a step in the right direction, the folks at Gannett unveiled its new and improved “Capital Team” logo. And this time, they get the geography right. To recap, the USA TODAY network is assembling “seven journalists, one mission,” with a group of veteran reporters taken from the Tallahassee Democrat, […]

Emails & Opinions
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The Delegation – Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State – 3.17.17

Sunburn for 3.17.17 – Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Darryl Paulson: Do universities discriminate in hiring?

Jacksonville Bold for 3.17.17 — Bouillabaisse

Spotted at the Governors Club: The last troubadour of Real Florida

Matt Gaetz: Keep working to repeal and replace Obamacare

Joe Henderson: Miami trial shines light on smuggling Cuban baseball players to U.S.

Pat Neal: Prosperity for our families and future

Sunburn for 3.16.17 – Everything is awesome!

Tallahassee Democrat updates ‘Capital Team’ logo to reflect, you know, the Florida Capitol